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SC once again over 1,000 new COVID cases

Rob Dew,

SCDHEC/Twitter Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– Friday DHEC announced 1,015 new cases of COVID 19 and 16 additional deaths attributed to the virus. The announcement brings the total number of cases to 103,880, and deaths to 2,106. DHEC officials say of the more than six thousand tests processed Thursday 15% were positive. For a complete look at DHEC’s most recent COVID 19…

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Parents charged after child accidentally shoots self

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) Columbia police say a man and a woman are facing charges after a 6 year-old child accidentally shot himself in the leg. Investigators say Krystal Cato and Kartell Kershaw and both charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. Police say it happened August 12th at the couple’s home on Alida St. According to investigators they received a…

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Woman charged in Bonner Ave shooting

Rob Dew,

  Courtesy:CPD Columbia, S.C.  (WOLO)– Columbia police say a woman is charged with murder in a Thursday morning shooting. Investigators say Michaelynn Lewis is charged in connection with the shooting on Bonner Ave. Investigators say 45 year old Tivo Lee was found shot at the scene around 1am Thursday. Ultimately investigators say he died from his injuries. Categories: Local News,…

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Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News, Richland

Five Points annual ‘sidewalk sale’ is back all weekend

grab your face mask and your wallet and get ready to shop until you drop
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: Five Points Association ( @Facebook) Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Five Points ‘Summer Sidewalk Sale’ is back this year. Starting today, Friday August 14 you can head down to the entertainment district and find some great deals on merchandise from some of your favorite businesses in the five points area. The deals kicked off at Midnight and will end…

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Testing backlog? DHEC explains decline in testing numbers

DHEC's Public Health Director said demand of tests, lab capacity, supplies factor into the smaller numbers
Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — State health leaders want 500,000 South Carolinians to go through COVID-19 testing every mont, but in the last week, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) says the number of samples tested has actually gone down.  In the last three weeks, DHEC says they have run an average of 7,000 COVID-19 testing samples per day….
Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News, Richland

Richland County wants your input on plan to spend $2 million in federal aid

The county wants to use two grants from the Department of Housing and Urbn Development to address afforable housing
ABC Columbia Staff,

Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — Thursday evening the Richland County Community Planning and Development Department held a public hearing to discuss how the county plans to spend more than two million dollars in federal aid. As of right now,  the plan is to use two grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to address affordable housing needs throughout…